Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
HYSTERIA In POLITICS.

Physicians whose practice has brought
them into contact with nervous and excit-
able women know well the phenomena oil
simulated hysteria. 1t is a sham readily
recognized by the practiced eye; but very
alarming 10 the lay beholder. Most COM
monty, women infect this form of mnlinger-
ing but there are men who are adopts nj
it. Experts had good chance last week
to study some interesting manifestations
in this line. An oficious public official
named DRUM, proposed to restore to the
States TO which they originally belonged
certain flags captured in the War OF the
Rebellion, and now stored in Washington.
He issued an order to accomplish his pur-
pose, and the President, IN the ordinary
couras of routine business, gave his ora
sanction TO The issuing of this order. He
relied too much upon the discretion OF his
subordinate-a relic OF an earlier admins
tration-and found, when his attention was
called to the matter by wild outcry from
certain newspapers, that the order was OF
only uncalled for but without warrant Of
authority. He promptly Withdrew his ap-
proval, and, with all rational men, that
WAS the end OF what in Europe would he
called the "incident."
But 10 the hysterical subjects among the
professional politicians it was only the be-
ginning OF a prolonged and lively fit
These unfortunate beings are hystencal by
nature and hysteria being, 40 to speak
their strong hold, they are hyslerical upon
the smallest provocation. The hysterical
politician ia to be found in every grade OF
Office. The specimen best known To New
Workers is, perhaps, that suPer-sensl,ive
creature, ex-Aldermun Fullgraff, who, on
being asked ii he had taken a bribe for
his vote in the matter Of certain railway
Electrically called upon God to strike hinl
dead if he was guilty of the crime. lie
subsequently, upon several occasions, swore
that he had taken the bribe referred to-
but that is a side-issue. The incident Of
the battle flags brought out case very sim.
liar, in the admixture OF strong religious
feeling with political hyslerin. 10 that Of
our own Fullgrsff. General Fairchild, an
excitable person from the west, saw fit to
demand OF his creator that the person who
signed the obnoxious order should be af-
tlicied with paralysis In two places ut once.
When the gentle Faircliild made tins mod
eat request lie thought that the signer oi
the order was President Cleveland. He
has probably discovered by this time that
the person who should he disabled, in com
pliance with his directions, is poor Drum,
who IL n veteran Of the Mexica War and
also OF the Civil War, and who is also IN
politics, sort OF small and leaa noisy Fair
child. II would be interesting to know
whether, in the light Of these fncis, Fair,
child will still insist upon inilcling scat
iering palsy upon his fellow veteran, OF
whether lie ia willing TO Withdraw his curse
and let up on Drum.
"Pahied be the hand" why, The boys
in the gallery would guy that sort OF talk
IN Bowery Theatre. How does il appeal
10 rational men?
Thank heaven, the hysierical politicians
do no, do the thinking Tor the country. II
would be i'll for us IL they did. Mr.. For
aker. the Governor OF Ohio, (the man who
came 10 New York in the last gubernatorial
campaign to speak for the Republican
party, waved the "bloody SHIRT" disgust
ed The Mugwumps, and defeated Mr. Dav-
enporl,) no sooner heard OF the proposed
return oi the flags held by the arthoritier
at Washington Than he teegraphed 10 all
the world that he would never, never. give
up the Aags in Ohio'S State House. No
body has asked him TO give them up; they
did not belong to him; il was none Of his
business whatever. but that was nothing
TO Foraker. He became hyaterical al
once. Ia fact, he had an epileptlc fit
You would not expect Foraker 10 know
when to stop. But IL is pleasant to note
that while he rolled on the ground and
loaned nj the month, the people of III,
United States retained their sell.p ,ssessi ON
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